Organic Counter Cleaner Homemade

Sometimes during food prep, whether just making a sandwich or preparing a gourmet meal, it's possible for some of the ingredients to come in touch with the kitchen countertop. Because of this it's important to use a 'safe' counter cleaner, one that doesn't leave a toxic footprint.

By following this simple and inexpensive recipe you can be assured that your countertops are not a toxic transfer station.

Only two ingredients are needed to make this terrific organic counter cleaner:

1. White vinegar
2. Orange peels

Directions:

Designate a jar large enough to hold the peelings of several large oranges. If you don't have a jar large enough or attractive enough to meet your needs, visit your local thrift store where you can find one that quite possibly will surpass your expectations. Old fashion quart or gallon canning jars work nicely.

To begin, each time you or another member of  your household eats an orange, peel the skin from the orange and place the peel(s) into your chosen designated jar and cover completely with white vinegar. Continue doing so until your jar is completely filled with peels submerged in vinegar.

Soak the orange peels for two or more weeks before transferring the orange-infused vinegar into the spray bottle of your choice. To avoid confusion as to contents, it's best to write on the face of the spray bottle the ingredients within. Store any remainder liquid not fitting into your spray bottle into your designated jar for refill at a later date. Waiting the two-week infusion period is the hardest part.

To use you only need to spray and wipe.

Simple, user-friendly, inexpensive, eco-friendly and one step closer to becoming more self-sufficient.

Really? What are you waiting for. If you don't have oranges to pick from your yard, get to your grocery store soon and buy a bag of oranges.

Rid your home of toxicity, remember:

THE GREATEST WEALTH IS HEALTH
                                            -VIRGIL

Homemade Counter Disinfectant

Too many cleaning products mean too many of them sitting on your shelf and too much money you're spending. I was able to find a home-made counter disinfectant recipe that works especially great for the counter top, toilet, sink, stove top, refrigerator door, etc. (It even worked great cleaning up an indescribable something  that the cat left for me on the basement’s concrete floor.)  Imagine the convenience of having one bottle of cleaning fluid that does it all – removes grease and grime, gifts from the cat and disinfects at the same time. 

 

To begin with you’ll need a large spray bottle to store the liquid (I purchased a 25 fl oz spray bottle at Home Depot.)  I wrote the ingredients on the outside of my bottle to make it easier when refilling. Most of the time I keep my bottle sitting on the counter top but if I’m feeling neat I'll store it under the kitchen sink. One bottle, one solution.

Simply measure and pour the following ingredients into the spray bottle and you’re good to spray.

• 2 tablespoons ammonia
• 1/2 cup rubbing alcohol
• 1/4 cup white vinegar
• 16 oz of water

On another note......

Are you possibly interested in knitting an all cotton cleaning cloth to go along with your new cleaning product as shown in the pictures? Click here for a beginner's pattern that I followed to learn how to knit one.....and I've been making them ever since. They are fantastic to use to wash dishes and/or for general cleaning. The cotton fibers wring out easy and quickly air dries.

If you decide you want to knit the washcloth I suggest you knit at least two of them. Depending on your age there just might be a possibility that should you get interrupted while using one during your cleaning task you could very well forget where you left it. I know this from experience. I misplaced one of my old raggedy ones during my 2011 Christmas cleaning efforts and found it hanging from the ceiling fan light weeks later!!! Must have been a senior moment, ya think?